2005 Amman bombings

The 2005 Amman bombings occurred on 9 November 2005 when three al-Qaeda in Iraq suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Radisson SAS Hotel, and the Days Inn hotel in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 people and injuring 115. The most deadly attack occurred at the Radisson Hotel, where a large wedding party was taking place. The bombings targeted western tourists and diplomats, as Amman was considered "the Gateway to Baghdad" by aid workers and diplomats. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group was implicated in the attack, and the bombers were identified as Abu Hussein Ali al-Shamari, Rawad Jassem Mohammed Abed, and Safaa Mohammed Ali; al-Shamari's wife Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi failed to blow herself up at the Radisson SAS, and she was executed in 2015.